Dave Frightens Me wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:27:35 +0000,
> this_address_is_for_spam@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
> the royal duchy of city south and deansgate) wrote:
>
> >Dave Frightens Me wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:59:33 +0000,
> >> this_address_is_for_spam@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
> >> the royal duchy of city south and deansgate) wrote:
> >[]
> >> >Some US states have laws which ban smoking within a certain distance of
> >> >an entrance. It seems to work there IME. A lot of it is design related I
> >> >suppose, but I find it a real problem at the entrance to UK shopping
> >> >centres.
> >>
> >> It can't be too hard or expensive to make a smoke detector that just
> >> creates an irritating sound when a smoker stands near a doorway. Just
> >> enough to make them move away a little.
> >
> >That would annoy other people passing by though.
>
> Uh... only if they're smoking too!
So non-smokers standing by that doorway or people passing by won't hear
the annoying sound aimed at smokers standing there? Wow- that's a nifty
piece of equipment! :)
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